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Mings missing for Villa as Davies replaces Tanganga in Spurs left-back role

First-choice centre-back Tyrone Mings (£4.5m) is missing for Aston Villa as they host Spurs in their Gameweek 26 fixture.

The former Bournemouth man, who reportedly has tonsilitis, has been a key member of Dean Smith’s defence this season so his absence could mean good things for Spurs attackers.

“(Mings) is a massive presence in the dressing room. I hope his tonsils are feeling better. We have some good players waiting to step in who can do a job. We have complete faith in Kortney and Bjorn.” – John McGinn, on Sky Sports

The Villa manager has retained faith with the 3-4-3 system though, choosing Kortney Hause (£4.4m), Bjorn Engels (£4.4m) and Ezri Konsa (£4.3m) in the three-man defence.

Matt Targett (£4.4m) and Frédéric Guilbert (£4.4m) are the wing-backs while Jack Grealish (£6.7m) and Anwar El Ghazi (£5.5m) flank Mbwana Samatta (£6.0m) in the front-three.

Meanwhile, Son Heung-min (£10.0m) looks set for a central role again as Steven Bergwijn (£7.5m) takes up a left attacking midfield spot.

Ben Davies (£5.3m) is back in the Spurs side for the first time since November, which means Japhet Tanganga (£4.1m) drops to the bench.

Aston Villa XI: Reina; Hause, Engels, Konsa; Targett, D Luiz, Drinkwater, Guilbert; Grealish, Samatta, El Ghazi.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris; B Davies, D Sánchez, Alderweireld, Aurier; Dier, Winks; Bergwijn, Alli, Moura; Son.

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  1. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone else need Mahrez to save their GW....need a double diggy haul mins...

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Martinelli for me

      1. DAZZ
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Oops

      2. aborg
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Me too. Still can’t understand how coach can bench Martinelli after giving two great performances !!

    2. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Never mind double digit points, sometimes you feel you'd be lucky if he gets double digit minutes.

    3. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Bruno.

    4. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      same

  2. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    How's Grealish looking?

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Punchable as always

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Streets ahead of anyone else on the pitch.

    3. Sim Simma
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      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Future England superstar

    4. Epic Fail
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      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Sexy

    5. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Coiffured.

    6. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He’s quality, dangerous every time he gets the ball

    7. THFC4LIFE
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      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Haven’t watched him much this season but he’s been class, would walk into most sides in the league

    8. Kulusexy
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      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Take his skills and introduce him to Harry Kane’s barber - future England hero right there

  3. TomSaints
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    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Just one more attack return Grealish. Come on!

    1. TomSaints
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      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Salah stinking up my team as only outfield player not to return so far

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        🙄

      2. GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Not a bad complaint in some ways

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          In some ways?

          1. GreennRed
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Because his other outfield players have done good for him this GW, unlike myself 🙁
            Having the captained priciest asset misfiring not a good scenario usually.

  4. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    LMS safety score currently 35 with live bonus.

    1. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      one more week for me it seems

  5. Colonel Shoe 肝池
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    4 years, 1 month ago

    would be happy if it ended like this

    1. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Same, seems like a fair result

  6. Chucky
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    4 years, 1 month ago

    Mahrez looking very lively in warm up. looks destined to haunt non owners...

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Naughty.....Operation Haunted informed....

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        😮 😛

  7. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone know how to get old Podcasts that are no longer available on the iPad app?

    After Johnny Vaughan TalkSport - The Warm Up podcasts

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Are they on YouTube? Could MP3 download it.

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Will check, cheers...

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Just looked, only short clips

    2. GreennRed
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      4 years, 1 month ago

      Ah yes, used to be mighty on Saturday mornings before the PC police caikught him for being entertaining.

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Got 10 episodes from 2015, but want the whole back catalogue if I can get it

      2. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Oh and he now does two good shows/podcasts on Radio X...with Gavin Wood

        1. GreennRed
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Yes, see that in Podcast Republic. Forget his name but his camp footballer routine used to have me cracking up 🙂

          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Yeah I remember that....was classic Carry On humour...

    3. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      https://talksport.com/topic/warm-johnny-vaughan/

      I know you want them in an app, possibly TuneIn or Podcast Republic search or if some pods in URL could be downloaded?

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Ah sweet...reckon they can be downloaded from the website to somewhere on an ipad?

        I’m not very clued up about this sort of sh1t...

  8. TyroneGAA
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    4 years, 1 month ago

    Are villa good or is Tottenham terrible?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nice mix, Villa bit terrible too defensively.

    2. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Villa have been alright if unlucky.

  9. sozopol
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Took Bergwjn on my WC as 4th mid, as a punt. Feeling cautiously optimistic. He's involved and getting chances.

  10. DAZZ
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    4 years, 1 month ago

    Martinelli benched, auba starts

  11. Sim Simma
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    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    ARS: Leno, Bellerín, Saka, Mustafi, David Luiz, Aubameyang, Ceballos, Pépé, Xhaka, Özil, Nketiah
    Subs: Martínez, Sokratis, Kolasinac, Torreira, Martinelli, Willock, Lacazette

    NEW: Dubravka, Rose, Lascelles, Clark, Fernández, Lazaro, Saint-Maximin, Bentaleb, Almirón, Longstaff, Joelinton
    Subs: Darlow, Lejeune, Schär, Matthew Longstaff, Atsu, Hayden, Ritchie

    1. TyroneGAA
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I remember last year I brought auba in after all his goals and never done anything after that.. I done the same again this year..

    2. badgerboy
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      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Ceballos train returning?!

  12. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Marti and Laca benched!!

  13. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lacatalent finally dropped.

  14. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ceballos starts

  15. Sun Jihai
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    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Nketiah bandwagon!

  16. Sim Simma
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    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Benched Lundy, played Martinelli 🙁 Oh well

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Might not sub on.

      1. Sim Simma
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        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Lundy is 2nd sub

        1. TorresMagic™
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          4 years, 1 month ago

          Why would you do that? 😉

          1. Sim Simma
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            • 13 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Didn't think Lundy would start and reckoned Martinelli being a differential was more likely to pay off.

  17. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Aurier would’ve been ruled offside had Bergwijn scores.

    As it happens, he missed and it went for a corner. If they score from the following corner, VAR wouldn’t even look at the events pre-corner.

    VAR needs to be almost instantaneous

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Next phase init.

  18. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Dele feeding Reina BPS.

  19. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Auba up front?

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Unlikely.

      1. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Cant see who else it would be?

  20. Forza Papac
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    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Martinelli dropped is a strange one

    1. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He's still a kid. Wouldn't call it dropping.

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nothing more than impact sub

    3. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
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      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      had him in my 11, of course he's dropped

    4. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Has been great. Difficult to understand Arteta

  21. HNI
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    4 years, 1 month ago

    This villa side is gonna face a hurt Soton next week. Ings will get double digit score surely

    1. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Saints at St Mary's have been chaotic

  22. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    How are Spurs not in front here..

  23. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lascelles cs guaranteed

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Last on bench

      Oh,how I regret it

      1. Silecro
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I've played him in front of soy, might still come good

        1. Champions League Varane
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Wish you the best

          Got rid of Auba too so not the worst!

  24. Epic Fail
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    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I reckon reina fouled Alli there. Blatantly pushed him to get to the ball.

    Oh well. 😀

  25. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Alli what the hell

  26. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lucas Moura been robbed of 3 assists today.

  27. stu92
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    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Was going to get Taylor for 4.2, but for the extra 0.2 should I go for Saiss instead? Already have Jimi and Traore, is triple wolves too much?

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Saiss might rotate with Dendo.

  28. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Joelinton starts
    Arsenal CS locked in

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Stoppable force vs movable object.

      Should be a funny watch.

  29. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Reina masterclass

  30. Sun Jihai
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    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Alli 4 goals on another day